Joan Eileen Kutz, 78, passed peacefully on February 4, 2022 in UPMC West Shore Hospital.  Born in Bressler, the daughter of Harold and Katherine (Cain) Hetzel, she lived in Bressler and Shermans Dale before moving to New Bloomfield 15 years ago. Joan was a 1961 graduate of Central Dauphin High School.  Joan retired from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, where she had worked in various positions for the Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation. She enjoyed reading her Bible, daily devotionals, and Amish fictional novels as well as crocheting baby blankets, booties and hats. Joan also enjoyed camping and could be found a lot of weekends getting away in her travel trailer!  Little kids and animals loved her and she cherished quality time spent with family and friends.

She was preceded in death by a son, Charles F. Duncan III; a sister, Shirley “Ann” Bartlett; a son-in-law, Timothy Gibbons and a grandson, Thomas Duncan.  Survivors include her husband of 26 years David F. Kutz; children, Dori A. Barnard, and her husband Chris of Landisburg, Dana M. Bentsel, and her husband Joel of Shermans Dale, Bonnie L. Gibbons of Blairs Mills, Shawn A. Duncan, and his wife Kara of Shermans Dale, and Jonathan B. Adams and Jessica Gemberling of Millersburg; daughter-in-law Tracie Duncan of Leeds, AL; Joan’s surviving sisters includes Carol ‘Lou’ Casey of Mifflintown, Jean Houck of Columbia and Kathy Burger of Newport. Also surviving are grandchildren; Mathew Barnard, Samantha Barnard, Tori Putt, Zachary Duncan, Jesse Gibbons, Kayla McNeal, Kyrsten Dawson, Jordan Lower, Tyler Adams, and Marissa Duncan and great grandchildren, Landon Barnard and Shay Putt.

John 14: 1-3

(1) Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. (2) In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.  (3) And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

For those who knew Joan, she is now in the place God prepared for her.

Ecclesiastes 3: 1-4 (paraphrased) There is a time for everything, a time to live, a time to die, a time to laugh and a time to mourn.

For those left behind all we can say as we mourn her loss is her favorite saying…Crappy Crap!

A Memorial Service will be celebrated in Hall & Stone Funeral Home, 112 N. Harrisburg St, Steelton, on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 11 AM, with the Rev. Michael Golden officiating. Inurnment will follow in Churchville Cemetery; all are welcome to attend. Visitation is Saturday from 10 to 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Cornerstone Baptist, 1099 Highspire Rd, Harrisburg PA 17111 or at www.cornerstonebaptisthbg.com, or Perry County Animal Rescue, 379 Sugar Run Road, Millerstown, PA 17062.